靠勢

Chinese

		depend upon; lean on; near depend upon; lean on; near; by; against; to support	power; force; tendency power; force; tendency; conditions; influence
trad. (靠勢)		靠	勢
simp. (靠势)		靠	势

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khò-sè / khò͘-sè

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khò-sè
    • Tâi-lô: khò-sè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoirsex
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ se²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰo¹¹⁻⁵³ se¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰo²¹⁻⁵³ se²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khò͘-sè
    • Tâi-lô: khòo-sè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qorsex
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ se⁴¹/

Verb

靠勢

1. (Hokkien, intransitive) to rely on someone's power and influence (to do something)
2. (Taiwanese Hokkien, transitive) to rely on; to take advantage of
   • 2009, 詹雅雯 (lyrics and music), “貪心”‎^[1]performed by 詹雅雯:

     靠勢少年放浪生命像落葉 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     靠势少年放浪生命像落叶 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     khò-sè siàu-liân hòng-lōng sìⁿ-miā chhiūⁿ lo̍h-hio̍h [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Relying on one's youth to live recklessly like fallen leaves

Derived terms

• 靠勢予勢誤／靠势予势误

 

Adjective

靠勢

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) overconfident; conceited; self-important